May delivered strong returns and a renewed appetite for risk, but beneath the optimism lies an increasingly complex reality. While hopes of a US-Iran agreement have eased pressure on energy markets...
Ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran dominated headlines, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining severely disrupted. Oil prices exhibited significant volatility throughout the month, retreating...
The Iran conflict remained at the forefront of market attention in April. Fears around the trajectory of the conflict persisted into the start of the month, but risk rallied as April progressed – f...
During April, the Strategy outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets index by 0.6% as markets rebounded following the Iran conflict sell-off. The greatest contribution to outperformance came from semi...
April 2026 net performance was negative -0.08%. As the Middle East conflict between the US, Israel and Iran entered its second month, confusion continued to beset the market and central bankers alike.
The global listed infrastructure sector was stronger over April with the benchmark index (FTSE Global Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index Net Tax USD) returning 3.55% over the month.
In May the fund rallied by 6.8% in GBP terms, with most of the gains coming from South Korea and Taiwan. Technology was the leading sector followed by Industrials, some of which have significant te...
As market momentum fades and inflation surprises ease, a growing divergence between the US and Europe is coming into sharper focus. While AI-driven investment continues to support US growth and rei...
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